Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-15
FRIGHTFUL RUNAWAY.
Several Persons Very Seriously
Injured Yesterday


Runaways are becoming very fire.
quent of late in Los Angeles and the
hitching ordinance should be more
strictly enforced. A three-pound
weight with twine thread will fail to
hold team of great draft horses if
anything happens to frighten the said
horses. 1t is u serious matter and
Chief Darcy is earnestly requested to
give it his careful attention and 80 en-
force the ordinance that woman or
child can walk the streets without
taking their lives in their hands.
AT half past o'clock yesterday after
noon team belonging to the A. 4 2.
Transfer Company was standing in
front of the st. Nicholas Hotel
on Fort street. The driver,
FATTY" Curran, went into the
house with some baggage. During
his absence the horses took fright and
dashed madly down Fort street. Just
as the affrighted horses reached First
street, Car No. 7, on the ne-horse
line, turned the corner. The run
away horses dashed against the car,
and one Of them landed entirely in
the car and near the middle thereof.
The car was laden with passengers,
and while several were severely hurt,
it is miracle that no liyes were sacri-
feed. Mrs. A. B. Ellis, an old lady
who lives at No. Lincoln street, was
thrown violently from the car and sus-
tanned compound fracture of the
right ankle. Her face was also badly
bruised. She was taken into Urmy's
real estate office, where DR.. Jones at
tended her injuries.
Mrs. Clemence, wife of F. p. Glenn
ence, of the Turf Club, was also thrown
from the car and was carried in a
fainting condition to an adjacent office
Fortunately Mrs. Clemence was
more frightened than hurt, and she
will be all right in day or two. She
had a narrow escape, however.
DR.. Cowper, the vetranary surgeon,
was badly injured, and was taken to
his residence, corner of Third and
Hill streets, in one of Avise's hacks.
He is said to be internally injured.
A little thirteen-year-old girl, name
unknown, had miraculous escape.
She crouched under a seat in the car
and the horse which was thrown into
the car paved violently the seat under
which the little girl took refuge. |
There were two gentlemen on the car
who as soon as the accident occurred |
jumped into hack and were driven
rapidly off, so it is not known whether
they are hurt or not.
ANOTHER RUNAWAY.
About O'Clock yesterday morning
the driver of one of the Central Market |
teams went into a house at 1O6 Fort
street to deliver some meat, leaving
his team tied with strap attached to
weight. The horses became fright
ened and with slight effort broke the
strap and away they went down Fort
street. There was Chinese vegetable
wagon standing on Fort, Letween
Franklin and First street. The runa-
way struck it and it vanished. The
Chinanan looked around in dazed
way and said, "Wagon muchee gone"
Pieces of the Mongolians vehicle were
found over near the Nadeau House.
The runaway then caromed on buggy
and took the top off. 1t passed on
and breaking up two buggies and an
express wagon in front of De Turks
livery stable, crossed the street and
neatly turned over the row of vehicles
standing in front of the Real Exchange
Block. Here the runaway horses got
loose from the wagon which somewhat
impeded their speed and the way they
made time down Fort street would
have made race horse envious.
Simon Maier sent all of the broken
buggies to Malcney's shop for repairs.